4.1 NOTED that public consultation on the draft Integrating Scheme had commenced on 6 February 2015 and concluded on 6 March 2015;

4.2 AGREED to receive a presentation on the consultation responses by the Chief Officer (Designate) at this meeting;

4.3 CONSIDERED the draft Integration Scheme; and FURTHER NOTED that no substantive amendments were required in light of the consultation responses; that a few minor amendments would be made to ensure consistency in language and terminology; to provide clarity in terms of the roles of the Parties and the Board; and to confirm the number of non-voting members to be appointed to the Integrated Joint Board from legally prescribed groups.

4.4 AGREED to recommend to Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board on 25 March 2014 and Dumfries and Galloway Council on 26 March 2015, the adoption of the draft Integration Scheme as final; and

4.5 NOTED that the final Integration Scheme would be jointly submitted by Dumfries and Galloway NHS Board and Dumfries and Galloway Council to the Scottish Government by 31 March 2015 for approval by Scottish Ministers and, subject to Ministers approval, note the parliamentary process and timeline thereafter.

5.1 REVIEWED and CONSIDERED the draft 2015/16 budgets which will be submitted to the Full Council on 26 March 2015 and NHS Board on 25 March 2015 for consideration and approval to allow the Integration Scheme to be submitted to Scottish Ministers by 1 April 2015 deadline;

NOTED

5.2 the provisional level of budget required to be delegated to the Integrated Joint Board for the shadow year 2015/16;

5.3 the service areas and associated budgets where the full extent of responsibility for ongoing service provision is still to be determined; and

5.4 AGREED to receive budget monitoring reports, as a minimum, on a quarterly basis.

MEMBERS - Stephen Thompson and Iain Dick left the meeting - 4 Members present

6.1 NOTED and ENDORSED the activity to date to develop, in partnership, integrated health and social care service provision in Langholm and the Esk Valley area;

6.2 AGREED to receive a further report at its next meeting identifying options for the way forward in line with our local plans for the integration of adult health and social care services and based on our agreed integration principles.